National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples

On December 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Church in Canada marks the National Day of Prayer in Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples.

This initiative of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has been coordinated since 2002 by the Canadian Catholic Indigenous Council (formerly the Canadian Catholic Aboriginal Council).

This year, the reflection by the Council is inspired by Pope Francis’ words of healing and reconciliation spoken during his “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada.

Read this year's reflection and prayer.